Gary Bukonvik is a master watercolorist who fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet powerful colorations to create floral images of great depth and intensity that convey a feeling of being truly alive. Bukovnik’s paintings speak in a universal language of simplicity, elegance, and joy, and he is recently the focus of A Life in Art, a new film about rediscovering our passions. Gary Bukovnik is a celebrated Bay Area artist who has been associated with the San Francisco Symphony for decades during which his paintings graced the walls of San Francisco’s Davies Symphony Hall. With his international solo museum exhibition experience, Gary’s iconic works are recognized worldwide. ​Education:The Cleveland Institute of ArtResidencies:Visiting Artist, American Academy in Rome, 2003, 2005Michigan Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI 2010 ONE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS2017:Eastern Shore Art Center, Mobile, Al.- JanuaryDeland Art Museum, Florida-MarchGallery Van Heinjigen, Den Haag, Netherlands-MayChina Art Museum Shanghai, Shanghai China - November 2016Bonfoey Gallery, Cleveland Ohio- MayThe Gallery at the Rainier Club, Seattle Wa.-October 2015Lecture at Naples Garden Club, Naples, FL. – MarchHarmon Meek Gallery, Naples, FL - MarchAnsorena Galeria, Madrid, Spain – MayTour of small exhibitions though out Japan and lectures-Novemberhanghai Hongqiao Contemporary Art Museum, Shanghai China-December 2014Lecture & Demonstration – Burlingame Art Society, Burlingame, CA – January Lecture & Demonstration – California Watercolor Association, Walnut Creek, CA January Lecture & Demonstration – Forest Hill Community Center, San Francisco, CA – Exhibition at Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, FL - FebruaryExhibition at Today Art Museum, Beijing, China – September Juror for the California Watercolor Association 45th National Exhibition, Pleasanton, CA – NovemberExhibition at Thomas Reynolds Gallery, San Francisco, CA - November Exhibition at Honqiao Museum of Contemporary Art, Shanghai, China-December 2013Lecture at Commonwealth Club, San Francisco, CA - January Lecture & Drawing Demonstration at UC Botanical Gardens,Berkeley, CA - February Exhibition (Sunshine & Roses) at The Bonfoey Gallery,Cleveland, OH - May Exhibition at Thomas Reynolds Gallery, San Francisco, CA - May\Exhibition at Tianjin Museum of Art, Tianjin, China – SeptemberExhibition at the US Embassy in Beijing, China - SeptemberExhibition in Shanghai, China - SeptemberExhibition (Eternal Spring) at the Fellows Riverside Gardens,Youngstown, OH – OctoberJiya Art Gallery, Quanzhou, China – December 2013 Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, FL – Small Works of art, December 16-28, 2013 2012Campton Gallery, New York, NY Art Gallery, Quanzhou, ChinaXiamen Art Museum, Xiamen, China Exhibition of Monoprints at Alameda Public Library, Alameda, CA 2011Exhibitions in China: Quanzhou – Jiya Culture Gallery, Shanghai – Shanghai HongQiao Contemporary Art MuseumSuzhou – Art Museum of the Suzhou Art Academy 2010Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia, Washington, DC Exhibition at The Slovenian Museum & Archives, Cleveland, OHExhibitions in Japan:Ureshiro, Saga PrefectureEbino, Miyazaki PrefectureKanazawa, Ishikana PrefectureShibukana, Gunma PrefectureKyoto, Kyoto Prefecture Exhibitions in Slovenia: Indria Zagotje LjubijanaCaldwell Snyder Gallery, San Francisco, CA​2009Kunstzal Van Heijningen, The Hague, NetherlandsUniversity of California @ Berkeley Botanical Garden, CAThe Bonfoey Gallery, Cleveland, OHCampton Gallery, New York, NY 2008Paula Brown Gallery, Toledo OHCaldwell Snyder Gallery, St. Helena, CASt. Bonaventure University, New York StateFellows Riverside Gardens, Youngstown, OH 2007Gallery at A.C.T., Geary Theatre, San Francisco, CA South Eastern Regional Flower Show, Atlanta, GACaldwell-Snyder Gallery, San Francisco, CATrajan Gallery, Carmel, CACampton Gallery, New York, NY 2006South Eastern Regional Flower Show, Atlanta, GALisa Kurts Gallery, Memphis, TNFellows Riverside Gardens, Youngstown, OHConcept Art Gallery, Pittsburgh, PARotunda Gallery at the Sequoias, San Francisco, CA 2005Elins Eagles-Smith Gallery, San Francisco, CA Gallery at A.C.T., Geary Theatre, San Francisco, CAThe Bonfoey Gallery, Cleveland, OH 2004Erickson Fine Art Gallery, Healdsburg, CA 2003Paula Brown Gallery, Toledo, OHEditions Limited Gallery, Indianapolis, IN 2002The Bonfoey Gallery, Cleveland, OHDouglas Frazer Fine Art, Bellevue, WALisa Kurts Gallery, Memphis, TNAnn Jacob Gallery, Atlanta, GA 2001The Butler Institute for American Art, Youngstown, OHErickson & Elins Gallery, San Francisco, CAPaula Brown Gallery, Toledo, OH 2000Ann Jacob Gallery, Atlanta, GAI. Wolk Gallery, St. Helena, CANeuhoff Gallery, New York, NYOld Town Gallery, Park City, UT 1999Concept Art Gallery, Pittsburgh, PAEditions Limited Gallery, Indianapolis, INErickson & Elins Gallery, San Francisco, CAGalerie Kutter, Luxembourg [catalog]Irving Galleries, Palm Beach, FLSouthern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Johnstown, PA 1998Ann Jacob Gallery, Atlanta, GAThe Bonfoey Gallery, Cleveland, OHChin Show Art Center, Taipei [catalog]Lisa Kurts Gallery, Memphis, TN [catalog] Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Ligonier, PATakashimaya, Tokyo 1997Images Gallery, Toledo, OH I. Wolk Gallery, St. Helena, CAMemphis Botanic Garden, TNMerging One Gallery, Santa Monica, CAMulligan-Shanoski Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 1996The Cleveland Play House Gallery, OHErickson & Elins Gallery, San Francisco, CA Galerie Kutter, Luxembourg [catalog]Steven Scott Gallery, Baltimore, MD 1995Concept Art Gallery, Pittsburgh, PAHunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA Images Gallery, Toledo, OHLisa Kurts Gallery, Memphis, TN Umetnostna Gallery, Maribor, Slovenia 1994California State University, Bakersfield, CA [catalog]Galerie Kutter, Luxembourg [catalog]I. Wolk Gallery, St. Helena, CA Jakopic Gallery, Architecture Museum,Ljubljana, Slovenia [catalog]